1. Open a Command Prompt running as administrator:
   
   1. Go to Start button?> All Programs >?Accessories
   2. Right click Command Prompt
   3. Select Run as administrator
2. In the Command Prompt use the cd command to change to the directory containing the installer.
3. Execute the following command to extract the contents of the installer: [Note: You might need to change the name of the installer to match the one you have.]

   ?????? netbeans-6.5.1-ml-java-windows.exe? --extract
   

4. Execute the following command to manually execute the installer:

   ?????? java? -jar? bundle.jar
   

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Once Netbeans is installed on Windows 7, you may also need to run Netbeans as an Administrator.